Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2 Movie Review: Kapil Sharma's comedy is powered by sharp timing and seamless performances

Language: Hindi

Director: Anukalp Goswami

Cast: Kapil Sharma, Manjot Singh, Hira Warina, Tridha Choudhary, Parul Gulati, Ayesha Khan, Asrani, Akhilendra Mishra, Vipin Sharma, Sushant Singh, Jamie Lever, Smita Jaykar, Supriya Shukla

Kapil Sharma, the ace comedian, appeared in the 2015 comedy titled Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon, which was surprisingly directed by Abbas Mustan. The men in white have crafted an abiding career creating wicked whodunnits. But this comedy was no less than a thriller. It was a film about a man who ends up marrying three women in quick succession. And his attempts to ensure none of them know about each other is what carried the narrative. A decade later, the makers have returned with a sequel albeit with a new director- Anukalp Goswami.

The vein is the same but the body has changed. This time, the makers have tried to incorporate the messaging of inclusivity. There’s a killer line about the Indian Constitution in the climax. So our funny man first gets married to a Hindu, then a Muslim, and then a Christian. And then he becomes a Punjabi. Hallelujah! However, the abode isn’t the same. This is no ménage à trois a la Cocktail (2012). What helps the film are the fluid performances by the veterans who power the film and the tried-and-tested jokes. The late Asrani as the polyglot emcee proves once a powerhouse, always a powerhouse.

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Akhilendra Mishra and Vipin Sharma as the hammy and helpless fathers are the stars of the show as well. Sharma always has issues with his kin- Be it Taare Zameen Par or _Dhadak 2_ or this zany sequel. And it was heartening to see Smita Jaykar on the big screen after long. Jimmy Moses in a cameo also brings the house down with the kind of humour that we don’t often see today. It’s innocuous and in-your-face, but also elicits cheeky laughs.

And then the leading man around who the entire thread of the story has been woven. We have seen polygamous marriages in Govinda and David Dhawan comedies back in the 90s. And Sharma leads the pack in 2025. He too gets a great line about a man’s neck. Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2 isn’t very much different or apart from what we saw in 2015. But the veteran ensemble’s unapologetic participation in this curated farce is what keeps its boat sailing. As Dharmendra said in Johnny Gaddaar- It’s not the age, but the mileage.

Rating: 3 (out of 5 stars)

Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2 is now playing in cinemas